Enchiladas Suizas Recipe

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After several reader requests for a restaurant inspired Enchiladas Suizas recipe, here we are. If you’ve had great Enchiladas Suizas before, then you know just how delicious they are. Creamy yet tangy, simple yet sophisticated, we can never seem to get enough great Enchiladas Suizas.

Suizas literally translates to “Swiss” in Spanish, acknowledging the use of dairy throughout the recipe. Any enchilada recipe is made of salsa/sauce, tortillas, and meat, and this one is no different, only slightly creamier.

This Enchiladas Suizas Recipe will take you through the process of making your own homemade salsa verde, preparing the tortillas, and assembling the enchiladas before baking for 30 minutes. It’s fairly straightforward and completely worth the end result!

A few notes:

We cooked the vegetables in the oven for 20 minutes rather than boiling in water for optimal flavor. Make sure and remove any dark/blistered portions from your tomatillos before blending.

Jack cheese is recommended in this recipe in order to maintain the correct flavor and color for this Enchiladas Suizas recipe, but in a pinch other cheeses such as sharp cheddar, low-moisture mozzarella, or any Mexican cheese blend will work just fine.

You may use either flour or corn tortillas. We prefer corn in this particular recipe, but both work perfectly. If you can try and purchase the uncooked tortillas, which usually taste about 1,000 times better than the pre-cooked tortillas.

This recipe is delicious served alongside other Mexican side dishes such as rice, beans, chips, and with a variety of toppings like homemade salsas, sour cream, fresh cilantro, and pico de gallo.

This Enchiladas Suizas Recipe is inspired by the Enchiladas Suizas at Alamexo in Salt Lake City, pictured above. This dish along with their tableside guacamole are our two favorite things to order at this Mexican restaurant in Salt Lake City.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 F. Place the tomatillos, jalapenos, garlic, and onion on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes on the upper rack of the oven, turning vegetables half way through at 10 minutes. If you're cooking the chicken for this recipe and not using a rotisserie-cooked chicken (see notes), cook chicken while vegetables are roasting.

Blend cooked vegetables in a blender on low for a few seconds. Add cilantro leaves and salt to blender. Pulse a few times until blended. Mixture should be smooth but with seeds still visible and not completely blended. Add heavy cream-- 1/2 cup for a more tangy, acidic sauce, and 1 full cup for a creamier, richer sauce. Taste sauce and add more salt if needed. Add 3/4 cup of the sauce to the shredded chicken and mix together. Set both aside.

Heat a nonstick pan or skillet on medium-high heat. Drop 1 teaspoon of oil on the pan at a time and cook tortillas, front and back for a few seconds each, until there are golden brown spots on both sides. Add more oil as needed, every few tortillas.

Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray. Coat the bottom of the pan with sauce (1/2 - 1 cup). If using corn tortillas, you will make two rows of enchiladas side by side, and if using flour tortillas, you will make one long row of enchiladas down the length of the pan. Hold the tortilla in one hand, and with the other fill it with 1/4-1/3 cup of chicken and a sprinkle of cheese. Roll up the enchilada in the pan and position seam side down. Assemble the rest of the enchiladas. If you have extra tortillas and filling, use another small pan to make additional enchiladas. Pour the remaining sauce over enchiladas and spread evenly over the tops of enchiladas with a spatula. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray, and wrap pan with greased foil.

Bake enchiladas at 350 F for 20 minutes covered, and 10 additional minutes uncovered. During the last minute or two of cooking, turn the oven to broil, and cook until tops of enchiladas have some brown spots and are bubbly. Do not walk away from the oven during this process- your cheese can burn easily in seconds. Serve hot and garnish with fresh cilantro, chopped onions, or sour cream if desired.

Notes

*You may use pre-cooked tortillas in this recipe, but uncooked tortillas are highly recommended for optimal quality and flavor. Corn are preferred, but flour are delicious also. You will need more tortillas if using corn. We recommend buying a little extra in the event that you need more or have extra enchilada filling.

**You can use any kind of cooked chicken for this recipe but we recommend using a cooking method that will keep the chicken moist. Either remove chicken from one full rotisserie-cooked chicken or cook 3-4 chicken breast halves. We love this instant pot method for cooking chicken breasts that are fresh or frozen in the Instant Pot.